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[Diana]

At work we have three copies of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - all overdue with us thinking one copy is lost. We have three students waiting on copies. Picked up a pristine hardback at the op shop today for $4.24 to add to the school collection, think my boss will be happy.
Also purchased
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng $4.24
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman $4.24
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith $2.99

[Margot]

Postie just delivered a box of four books from the lovely people at Allen and Unwin.

Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
Life Before by Carmel Reilly
The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout
and
Hunter by Jack Heath

[Dale]

Parcel man delivered four ARCs to me from the lovely people at Allen & Unwin as well.
Alice to Prague by Tanya Heaslip
Life Before by Carmel Reilly
The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout

and The Note Through the Wire by Doug Gold

all due for publication in May

[Kim]

I was only thinking that I should try to borrow from the library The Woman From Saint Germain by J.R. Lonie

And then it arrives in the post!
Many thanks Simon & Schuster!

[Dale]

Kim wrote: "I was only thinking that I should try to borrow from the library The Woman From Saint Germain by J.R. Lonie

And then it arrives in the post!
Man..."
You've got to love our Aussie publishers.

[Marianne]

Ditto on the Allen & Unwin parcel:
The Wonder of Lost Causes
Daughter of Bad Times
Life Before
and a surprise The Note Through the Wire

[Sharah]

I received a parcel from Allen & Unwin:

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "Ditto on the Allen & Unwin parcel:
The Wonder of Lost Causes
Daughter of Bad Times
Life Before
and a surprise The Note Through the Wire"

That last one was a surprise to me too Marianne.

[Sharon]

I also just received my box of books from Allen & Unwin

Hunter by Jack Heath
Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson
Life Before by Carmel Reilly
The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout

Feeling very lucky!

[Krystal]

From Macmillan: The Spanish Promise by Karen Swan

Also picked up:
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
and
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee

[Krystal]

Oh hey, and another delivery this afternoon! Part of the A&U-blessed :)

Life Before by Carmel Reilly
and
The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout

[Kylie]

From the lovely people at Allen & Unwin-
Life Before by Carmel Reilly and
The Wonder of Lost Causesby Nick Trout

[Marianne]

the book whisperer supported Vinnies and Salvos and also visited the library locker:
Cake In The Hatbox and Bony And The White Savage $2 each
Gods of Howl Mountain $3
In Dust and Ashes $6
The Things We Cannot Say which looks unread and in perfect condition $3 (I have a copy but maybe Suzanne or Julie or Carolyn would like this one?)
Joe Speedboat free

[Veronica ⭐️]

Marianne wrote: "the book whisperer supported Vinnies and Salvos and also visited the library locker:
Cake In The Hatbox and Bony And The White Savage $2 each
[book:Gods of Howl Mount..."

You truly were in book whisperer mode to pick up a copy of The Things We Cannot Say. I'm impressed!

[Marianne]

:)
I think Jools has said yes to this one, FYI

[Sally906]

Marianne wrote: "Ditto on the Allen & Unwin parcel:
The Wonder of Lost Causes
Daughter of Bad Times
Life Before
and a surprise The Note Through the Wire"...

The Note Through the Wire sounds like a good read - I'll keep an eye out for it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just received this lovely historical mystery novel by Karen Swan - The Spanish Promise from the publishers :)

[Sally906]

I've just bought and downloaded The Quarantine Station by Aussie author Michelle Montebello - was only released today.

[marlin1]

Sally906 wrote: "I've just bought and downloaded The Quarantine Station by Aussie author Michelle Montebello - was only released today."

Thanks Sally, sounds good and at 0.99cents on Amazon AU I grabbed it.
Also received Alice to Prague by Tanya Heaslip from Allen an Unwin today.
With the new book Under the Midnight Sky by Anna Romer and Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie added to my Netgalley pile I have lots to look forward to.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have three out of the four you mention Marlin :)

[Jazzy]

I took a deeks in the Amnesty bookshop and came home with a £3 copy of Scarlet and Black by Stendhal

[Em__Jay]

I bought an audiobook CD of Tandia by Bryce Courtenay at my library for $1.

I couldn't pass up the bargain even knowing the majority of the CD players in my house don't work. :-D

[Sharah]

Today I received The Book of Dreams from S&S.

[Margot]

Sharah wrote: "Today I received The Book of Dreams from S&S."

So did I.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yesterday I received Without a Doubt by Fleur McDonald from Allen & Unwin and today at the author talk by Sulari Gentill, I received All the Tears in China - and she signed it for me :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I also received I Love My Mum Because by Claire Craig from Pan Macmillan...

[Veronica ⭐️]

I'd seen so many amazing reviews for Saving You by Charlotte Nash I bought a copy today.

[marlin1]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "I'd seen so many amazing reviews for Saving You by Charlotte Nash I bought a copy today."

I’m another one who loved it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "I'd seen so many amazing reviews for Saving You by Charlotte Nash I bought a copy today."

Good choice Veronica :)

[Sharah]

Today I received The Things We Cannot Say from Books With Heart (Hachette) just in time for their book club.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

For those interested, The Postmistress by Alison Stuart is currently available on NetGalley :)

[Margot]

From Booktopia today.

From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting by Judith Brett

The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

[Sharah]

I won a Build and Become book pack from Book Depository which turned up today. Get Technology: Be in the know. Upgrade your future: 20 thought-provoking lessons Think Differently: Open your mind. Philosophy for modern life: 20 thought-provoking lessons Read People: Understand behaviour. Expertly communicate: 20 thought-provoking lessons Enjoy Time: Stop rushing. Get more done.: 20 thought-provoking lessons.

[Sharah]

I won more books! Really happy with this prize from The Reading Room:

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "For those interested, The Postmistress by Alison Stuart is currently available on NetGalley :)"

Thanks Brenda!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome :)

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "For those interested, The Postmistress by Alison Stuart is currently available on NetGalley :)"

Thanks Brenda. I requested it. Fingers crossed 😊

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good luck Sharon :)

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda!

[Krystal]

Sharah wrote: "I won more books! Really happy with this prize from The Reading Room: [bookcover:M..."

You did very well there!!

[Marianne]

Sharah wrote: "I won more books! Really happy with this prize from The Reading Room: [bookcover:M..."

Good for you! I had my fingers crossed, but I'm glad you won!

[Kylie]

Sharah wrote: "I won more books! Really happy with this prize from The Reading Room: [bookcover:M..."

That's a nice haul, congrats :)

[Sharah]

Thanks everyone. I was shocked that I actually won. :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharah wrote: "Thanks everyone. I was shocked that I actually won. :-)"

You did well :) I was in the comp too...

[Dale]

Sharah wrote: "I won more books! Really happy with this prize from The Reading Room: [bookcover:M..."
Congratulations Sharah.

[Marianne]

Not a thing in the mail, nor at the op shops all week, then today, a big bag from Text Publishing:
Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
Dig
Halibut on the Moon
From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting
and Simpson Returns: A novella

[Carolyn]

I just reconnected with my local library after many years of not being able to get there before they closed at 7pm. I'm pleased to see they now have an Australian section and have genre stickers on the spines of the books. They are also now open all day Saturday and Sunday morning (previously just Sat morning). Due to the amalgamation of councils my new library card will let me borrow at any of the Inner West libraries and also choose from a greatly expanded selection of ebooks. Aren't libraries great :)

Anyway to get to the point, I borrowed:

The Dinner Guest by Gabriela Ybarra
Driving into the Sun by Marcella Polain

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "Not a thing in the mail, nor at the op shops all week, then today, a big bag from Text Publishing:
Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World
[book:Greek to Me: Adventures..."

Some interesting books in that bagful Marianne!

[Em__Jay]

Marianne wrote: "Not a thing in the mail, nor at the op shops all week, then today, a big bag from Text Publishing:
Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World
[book:Greek to Me: Adventures..."

Nice selection! I've added all of these to my want to read list. 🙂

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "I just reconnected with my local library after many years of not being able to get there before they closed at 7pm. I'm pleased to see they now have an Australian section and have genre stickers on..."

That's fabulous Carolyn! Yes, I completely agree with you on libraries :)